2 Aug
2011
2 Aug
'11
6:15 p.m.
I have a Sicilian lady at our dances who is demanding to know why the
formation is known as a "Sicilian Circle". Can anyone help?
Thanks,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 &
07802 940 574
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
2 Aug
2 Aug
6:36 p.m.
I have always wanted to know that also - and the precise difference between circassian and
Sicilian. I have a working definition: on is couples facing couples and the other is
couples facing the center.
Dorcas Hand
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Subject: [Callers] Etymology of "Sicilian Circle"
I have a Sicilian lady at our dances who is demanding to know why the
formation is known as a "Sicilian Circle". Can anyone help?
Thanks,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 &
07802 940 574
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
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On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 11:15 AM, John Sweeney <info(a)contrafusion.co.uk> wrote:
I have a Sicilian lady at our dances who is demanding
to know why the
formation is known as a "Sicilian Circle". Can anyone help?
Thanks,
John
Alan Winston answered this on trad-dance-callers back in 2004. On the
off-chance you're email subscribed to that list, and have a yahoo
account with that email linked to it, the following url should work:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trad-dance-callers/message/3039
Short answer is that it's from 1800's, when dance masters were giving
dances foreign names to make them sound trendy. Depending on how you
look back then, it's the Sicilian Circle, the Circassian Circle, or
the same formation as "the Spanish Dance."
-Chris Page
San Diego
4 Aug
4 Aug
7:47 p.m.
Now that explains why I've never really been sure which was which! Thanks so much.
Dorcas
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Etymology of "Sicilian Circle"
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 11:15 AM, John Sweeney <info(a)contrafusion.co.uk> wrote:
I have a Sicilian lady at our dances who is demanding
to know why the
formation is known as a "Sicilian Circle". Can anyone help?
Thanks,
John
Alan Winston answered this on trad-dance-callers back in 2004. On the
off-chance you're email subscribed to that list, and have a yahoo
account with that email linked to it, the following url should work:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trad-dance-callers/message/3039
Short answer is that it's from 1800's, when dance masters were giving
dances foreign names to make them sound trendy. Depending on how you
look back then, it's the Sicilian Circle, the Circassian Circle, or
the same formation as "the Spanish Dance."
-Chris Page
San Diego
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